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The Omemee Esker is a glacial ridge in southern Ontario, Canada, associated with the landscape around Omemee. Like other eskers, it consists chiefly of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams flowing within or beneath glacial ice during the Pleistocene. Its elongated form records the course of that former drainage system, and its aggregate deposits have both geological and practical significance.
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What is the Omemee Esker?
The Omemee Esker is a glacial ridge in southern Ontario near Omemee. It is made mainly of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater flowing within or beneath glacial ice.
How was the Omemee Esker formed?
It formed during the Pleistocene glaciation. Meltwater streams carried sediment through ice tunnels, and the sediment remained as a long ridge after the ice melted.
Why is the Omemee Esker long and narrow?
Eskers preserve the shape of the meltwater channels that created them. Because those channels were confined by glacial ice, the resulting sand-and-gravel ridge is usually elongated.
Is the Omemee Esker made of solid bedrock?
No. Its main material is unconsolidated sand and gravel, not a single bedrock ridge, although the surrounding landscape can include other glacial deposits.
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